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England defenders Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole missed training today as a precaution ahead of the trip to Kazakhstan for their World Cup qualifier.

New Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has set his sights on bringing the European Cup to Stamford Bridge.

Real Madrid have confirmed that Florentino Perez has returned as club president. Perez, who held the post for six highly eventful years from 2000 to 2006, will be sworn in on Monday.

Real Madrid have confirmed they have reached an agreement for Manuel Pellegrini to be their new coach.

Frank Lampard believes winning the FA Cup is the perfect send-off for departing interim manager Guus Hiddink.

Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness has put a price tag on Franck Ribery of “at least 100 million euros” as several clubs continue to be linked with the Frenchman.

Werder Bremen lifted the DFB-Pokal and booked their place in the Europa League next season thanks to a narrow win over Bayer Leverkusen tonight.

Girondins Bordeaux clinched their first Ligue 1 title in 10 years when a Yoan Gouffran goal earned them a 1-0 win at Caen on Saturday.

Diego Forlan scored his 32nd Primera Liga goal of the season to help Atletico Madrid secure a place in Champions League qualifying with a 3-0 win over visiting Almeria on Saturday.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has apologised for the mistakes which led to the ”catastrophe” of relegation from the Premier League.

Arsenal won the FA Youth Cup for the first time in eight years with a 6-2 aggregate victory over Liverpool.

Emmanuel Adebayor insists he is happy to stay at Arsenal despite alleged interest from AC Milan and Chelsea.

UEFA president Michel Platini has reassured Manchester United and Barcelona fans that security arrangements for Wednesday’s Champions League final in Rome are under control, paving the way for a “beautiful game”.